U23 World League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Júlio Varela made the kick off and thus started the match. Ulu Hayat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Adem Mutluer kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Marcus Castro put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ulu Hayat. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dana Kazım in the 27th minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Castro in the 31st minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Ulu Hayat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Varela came free, but Ulu Hayat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aslan Hagi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Aslan Hagi hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Ulu Hayat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The Basmane Texas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RÖK were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kaplan Şerif made a kick off. After a rather tough play, RÖK's Virgílio Rodrigues got a free kick in the 52nd minute. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zekai Kutcan in the 53rd minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Basmane Texas's Dana Kazım nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yan Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Júlio Varela's late challenge caught a Basmane Texas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júlio Varela helped the player get up and apologised. Júlio Varela hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behçet Polatkılıç, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kaptan Kıvılcım hit a great ball. With a little luck, Basmane Texas's Ulu Hayat got control of the ball when Júlio Varela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Marcus Castro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulu Hayat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Kaptan Kıvılcım's late challenge caught a RÖK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kaptan Kıvılcım helped the player get up and apologised. Ulu Hayat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulu Hayat came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by RÖK's Marcus Castro. But to his dismay, Marcus Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. If Behçet Polatkılıç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Behçet Polatkılıç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.